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WinSpell
Version 1.05
The Ultimate Windows Spelling Supervisor
Checks Your Spelling in ANY Window
WinSpell is Copyright (C) 1991 by R&TH Inc.
All Rights Reserved
(319) 362-6242 or (319) 338-0477
WinSpell is a Windows based spelling supervisor which can check
your spelling three different ways.
1) WinSpell acts in real-time, as you type. While typing,
WinSpell will notify you as soon as you misspell a word.
2) WinSpell spell checks files such as Windows Write files and
ASCII text files.
3) WinSpell checks the spelling of information copied to the
Clipboard.
These three modes of WinSpell allow you to check your spelling in
virtually any Windows application, including DOS based applications
running in a window, spreadsheets, telecommunication packages, etc.
If you would prefer to receive an evaluation (ungregistered) copy
directly from R&TH Inc., feel free to call us.
VERY IMPORTANT: Old Versions 1.00 and .95
The index files (full.ndx) are incompatible with older versions.
Also note that the asc2dct.exe utility now automatically
generates the index file. WinSpell will simply complain of
the index file does not exist and expect you to use asc2dct.exe
to create it. See the Documentation in WINSPELL.WRI for more
details.
VERY IMPORTANT: NEW DYNAMIC LINK LIBRARY
WinSpell uses WINSPDLL.DLL as its dynamic link library now.
HOOK.DLL is no longer used or compatible.
VERY IMPORTANT OPTION: Use Memory
WinSpell has the ability to run faster by setting the Use Memory
option in the Settings... Dialog box. This option defaults to
off upon first running WinSpell. See the Documentation in
WINSPELL.WRI for more details.
VERY IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES:
Delete the old versions of WinSpell completely. They are no
longer useful as Version 1.05 is not backward compatible with
index files. If you have dictionary files you still want to
use, execute the DCT2ASC and ASC2DCT utilities. See the
documentation in WINSPELL.WRI for details.
WinSpell is ShareWare and as such, you have certain obligations to
register WinSpell if you use it past the initial evaluation period.
See the documentation in WINSPELL.WRI for details on license
information.
In order to install this evaluation version:
1) Expand the (compressed) archive file:
pkunzip winspell
2) Run the Installation script (batch file) from floppy:
install [drive:]path
where drive represents the hard disk on which WinSpell should
be installed and path represents the directory in which WinSpell
should be placed.
Note that if you expand the archive file to your hard disk, your
installation is essentially complete. You need not run the
INSTALL.BAT script. Simply add the directory in which you
placed WinSpell to your DOS PATH. See your DOS manual for details
on the PATH environmental variable.
3) Follow remaining instructions as specified by the installation
script.
The following is an explanation for each file:
WINSPELL.EXE - WinSpell's main executable. This is the file that
you will want to add to your program manager in
Windows, or have Windows load via the "load=" option
in WIN.INI.
WINSPELL.EXE is required for proper operation.
WINSPDLL.DLL - WinSpell's dynamic link library.
HOOK.DLL is required for proper operation.
WINSPELL.HLP - WinSpell's Help file for use in Windows Help.
WINSPELL.HLP is not required for proper operation.
WINSPELL.WRI - Disk based documentation for WinSpell
WINSPELL.WRI is not required for proper operation.
FULL.DCT - WinSpell's Disk Based Dictionary.
FULL.DCT is generally required for proper operation.
(See the WINSPELL.WRI file for detailed information
on this file).
FULL.NDX - Index information to WinSpell's Disk Based Dictionary.
FULL.NDX is generally required for proper operation.
(See the WINSPELL.WRI file for detailed information
on this file).
COMMON.DCT - WinSpell's Memory Based Dictionary.
COMMON.DCT is generally required for proper operation.
(See the WINSPELL.WRI file for detailed information
on this file).
ASC2DCT.EXE - Conversion program for producing a WinSpell dictionary
from an ASCII file.
ASC2DCT.EXE is not required for proper operation.
(See the WINSPELL.WRI file for detailed information
on this file).
DCT2ASC.EXE - Conversion program for producing an ASCII text file
from a WinSpell dictionary (.DCT) file.
DCT2ASC.EXE is not required for proper operation.
(See the WINSPELL.WRI file for detailed information
on this file).
History:
Version 1.00
Initial ShareWare release.
Version 1.05
Initial Registered version Release. Includes following fixes from
Initial ShareWare release:
1) Fixed read errors while file/clipboard checking and typing
simultaneously.
2) Installation to WIN.INI fixed if run from DOS PATH instead
of explicitly via fully qualified path.
3) Fixed File Check Dialog Box not closing via System Menu.
4) Fixed file 64K size limit for file checks.
5) Fixed lookups of words that start with characters "zo"
and above.
6) Fixed problem with exiting Windows and WinSpell not
asking to save changed dictionaries.
7) Renamed HOOK.DLL to WINSPDLL.DLL in preparation for
Windows 3.1 which also has a HOOK.DLL.
8) Fixed broken add operation in Guess Dialog Box.
9) Fixed problem with File Check word Additions not updating
dictionaries used for checking keyboard typed words.
10) Fixed maximum length of many edit fields in dialog boxes.
11) Corrected documentation and help files.
12) Unbottlenecked Guess lookups.
13) Enhanced many of the dialog boxes.
Known bugs remaining:
1) Bitmap and Metafile pictures in files and the clipboard
sometimes confuse WinSpell. WinSpell just stops checking
the text before completion and comes back as if it
finished. Workaround: Use the clipboard to transfer
just the text, then let WinSpell check that.